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Pathogenic

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2026

Should you play it?

You are a disease. Infect the human body as a lone pathogen in this cellular roguelike shooter. Collect organelles to evolve your parasite in a microscopic arms race against your host's immune system. Conquer a beautiful, procedurally generated world of tiny proportions.

What works

  • Deep and creative customization system
  • Addictive and challenging gameplay loop
  • Great value for price
  • Smooth controls and polished visuals
  • Excellent soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • Some bugs and performance issues reported
  • Content could be expanded further
  • Randomness can sometimes frustrate
  • Progression pacing may feel uneven
  • Limited multiplayer/co-op features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum

  • SULFUR

  • Tiny Rogues

  • Slasher's Keep

  • VOID/BREAKER

  • GRIME

  • Deflector

  • Escape From Duckov

  • Halls of Torment

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Copy Kitty

  • Voidborn

  • ATOMINE

If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Continuation

    BALL x PIT
  • Creativity

    Noble Legacy
  • Experimenting

    Bioprototype

Similarity map

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How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the game’s motivation profile. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Pathogenic: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Violence, Creativity.

Last update: 26/07/2026